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This new service allows people to take care of all of the most common DOL license transactions like renewals and address changes. It also makes it easy to take care of many less common tasks like ordering a duplicate driver license or ID card, signing up for email renewal reminders, ordering copies of your driving record and report the sale of vehicles or boats.
"It's no secret our customers typically dread a trip to a local driver licensing office to wait for service," Licensing Director Alan Haight said. "License Express is like having a DOL office at home."
License Express ties together DOL's most popular online services that, individually, have been used more than 2.5 million times by customers wanting to skip a trip to an office. DOL plans to keep improving this new service over time and adding more features to make it even more useful and save DOL customers more time.
License Express takes advantage of a highly secure login process through the state's Secure Access Washington service to safeguard personal information.
DOL customers can learn more about this new service and sign up at the DOL website at dol.wa.gov.


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WASHINGTON – The price of gas shot up at a record pace during the first two months of the year, but drivers haven't heard clear reasons why or when the spike may end.
At one point, the cost of regular unleaded increased for 36 consecutive days, which is the longest streak in nearly two years.
As of Sunday, AAA Mid-Atlantic listed the average price in the District at $3.99. Across the region, drivers fill up for an average of $3.81 per gallon.
Since Jan. 1, the national average has increased 49 cents per gallon.
"Any analyst that you talk to will say that this is out of kilter," says Lon Anderson, a spokesman for AAA Mid-Atlantic. "These prices are not justified by what we're seeing."
To his point, a barrel of crude oil closed at $90.68 on Friday. One year ago, it went for $108.84 per barrel.
"We have plenty of supply right now, demand is down and the industry is making all sorts of excuses," Anderson says.
He says common triggers such as refinery complications or international unrest do not explain the spike this year.
"Given that there is nothing else you can blame it on, you kind of have to look and say, 'Is this the product of greed at work?'" says Anderson.
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I'm an ex-smoker. When I smoked, I used to meet scores of fellow HIV-positive smokers, especially outside conference doors during breaks. I must admit that I enjoyed the camaraderie, the chance to connect with people, the ritual. I don't miss smoking but I do sometimes miss those often-chilly moments outside conference buildings where I made a lot of friends.
We smoke for a whole range of reasons. I took up smoking at the age of 30 because I had a boyfriend who smoked and I thought it looked sexy. The boyfriend came and went, but my two-pack-a-day habit lasted for a couple of decades. Menthol lights were my thing -- who knows why? I liked the taste for a while, and then the habit took over and it became automatic to light up as soon as I woke up and then anytime my hands were free. I smoked one after the other, mindlessly.
When I was diagnosed with HIV in 1993, my smoking seemed the least of my troubles. Before the advent of effective anti-HIV therapy, people living with HIV typically had poor prospects for long-term survival and smoking offered a handy crutch, a stress reliever to blunt the edge of pain and depression. But with the introduction of protease inhibitors in 1996 and a vastly improved outlook -- in fact, the prospect of many years of life to come -- the rationale for smoking seemed to thin. Then, as more and more research showed strong connections between smoking and a long list of diseases and health conditions, not to mention a shortened lifespan, smoking became even less of a rational activity for people living with the virus, including myself. Nevertheless, smoking rates remain high in people living with HIV: Research indicates that more than 50 percent of people with HIV smoke, compared to 17 percent of the general population.
As I was living on disability support, it was eventually the cost of cigarettes that took my smoking habit down. Cigarettes were cheaper back then, but their cost still blew a major hole in my budget. They had to go. So I tried to stop, and failed. And tried again, and failed. And tried a third time, and failed yet again. Nicotine is highly addictive, so it's not uncommon to try quitting multiple times. But, says the Canadian Lung Association -- and I think they're right -- it gets easier each time.
My strategies for quitting were scattergun -- cutting down gradually, chewing nicotine-replacement gum, using the patch, going cold turkey. ... I tried them all at one time or another. What felt like repeated failure was, of course, frustrating, but in retrospect each attempt helped me see what didn't work for me. By my fourth try, I had what proved to be the winning formula. By exposing what didn't work for me, quitting actually felt fairly easy.
My success finally came with knowing the simple truth that once you have quit, "having just one" doesn't work. The Canadian Lung Association says it's important to incorporate that knowledge into your plan. Pick a date to quit, choose a method (or two) and then "on your quit date, butt out completely. Don't smoke, not even a little. Toss out your cigarettes, other tobacco, and ashtray." No cheating is the golden rule. It worked for me. The first few days were hard, obviously, but I knew I had a winning formula and so I stuck with it -- and started liking how food tasted again. I felt proud.
There are a host of websites that offer other tips for quitting. I like "10 Simple Tricks that Help Smokers Quit" from caring.com, which recommends making your decision to quit public, tracking your progress on a calendar, exercising and chewing gum. The Canadian Cancer Society's Smokers' HelpLine even includes a Quit Meter that lets you track how much money you are saving. And for hand-held devices, there are many apps out there, such as Break It Off, which track your progress while providing supportive messages. In development are smoking cessation programs aimed specifically at people living with HIV -- watch for them.
Whatever method you choose to kick the habit, it goes without saying that motivation is critical. Establish at the outset why you want to quit. We all know that smoking can kill, but did you know that researchers have reported that smoking has a more significant impact on the lifespan of people living with HIV than HIV-related factors do? Or maybe you want to avoid the host of health complications that smokers with HIV are at higher risk for -- heart disease, osteoporosis, lung and other cancers, gum disease, tuberculosis and emphysema, to name just a few. Of course, health problems that may be years away are not always enough to keep your motivation up, so consider the following:
- Smoking isn't really that sexy. A languid tendril of smoke may have a certain appeal, but bad breath and drooping erections do not good loving make.
- More non-smokers find the smell of smoke troublesome than ever before. Meanwhile, governments are placing more and more restrictions on tobacco use in public places and smokers are becoming increasingly stigmatized. Who needs more stigma?
- Smoking is expensive: The average Canadian smoker puffs 14.7 cigarettes per day and spends $2,365 a year on tobacco products. Enough said.
- Once you've kicked the habit, food tastes better ... and smells better, too.
- And you'll smell better! Your breath won't smell. Your clothes won't smell. Your fingers won't smell. Your hair won't smell.
- You will feel better about yourself (I certainly did) and people will respect you for what you have done.
As for determining the best time to quit, there is no time like the present. However, keep in mind that it is best to be fully prepared. Quitting isn't to be taken lightly -- it's a major adjustment to your habits, your health and even how you feel about yourself. So take it seriously. Say "I quit" and mean it.
Ex-smoker Bob Leahy is the editor of PositiveLite.com, Canada's online HIV magazine. He lives in rural Ontario with his partner of 32 years and three dogs, none of whom smoke.


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By some accounts, the Episcopal Church has lost more than one-third of its members during the last 20 years, with some dioceses declining by as much as 40 percent. Conservatives in the 2.4-million-member church blame much of the loss on the failure of its leadership to uphold the authority of Scripture. Several renewal groups have emerged over the years to try to counter the trend. The latest such group to arrive on the scene bears the church's original name: The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Inc. (PECUSA). Based in Pawley's Island, S.C., the group says it wants to help move the denomination back to its moorings. More than 150 clergy, including 15 active and retired bishops and representing over 60,000 communicants, many of them in the denomination's largest and fastest growing parishes, have signed its "First Promise" document, spokesman Jon Shuler says. The document's name refers to the first vow taken by Episcopal clergy pledging loyalty to the "doctrine, discipline, and worship of Jesus Christ as the church has received them." Although PECUSA's leaders say they want to emphasize "positive steps" the Episcopal Church must take to recover its spiritual heritage, they served notice they already are on a collision course with the church's newly installed presiding bishop, Frank T. Griswold. "Bishop Griswold's reinterpretation of Scripture and his willingness to compromise the church's historic teaching on moral issues is not the direction we believe God wants the Episcopal Church to take," Mr. Shuler asserted. In his installation sermon at Washington National Cathedral early this month, Bishop Griswold spoke of the "diversity" in the church and suggested there are "different dimensions of truth." In an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine that appeared just prior to his installation, he said he believes "the mind of Christ operative in the church over time ... has led the church to in effect contradict the words of the gospel." In a Washington Post interview, he called for less strident debate in the church but hinted controversy would mark his tenure. He is a strong backer of ordination of women as priests, and he was one of the 100 bishops who signed a 1994 statement saying sexual orientation is "morally neutral" and commending "committed" homosexual relationships as worthy of honor. Bishop Griswold, 60, was bishop of the Diocese of Chicago for 12 years. He succeeds Bishop Edmond L. Browning for a nine-year term as the church's chief executive officer and chair of its House of Bishops. Why another renewal group? Privately, PECUSA's leaders say the other groups haven't accomplished much, and new blood is needed. They indicate PECUSA will be aggressive in promoting its agenda. "We are not asking anyone to leave the church they love. We are asking them to help us build the church for the next generation," Mr. Shuler says. Todd Wetzel, executive officer of a larger renewal group, Chicago-based Episcopalians United, is hoping for reinforcements. Many who left the Episcopal Church to seek spiritual nurture and to raise their families in Bible-believing churches now find themselves in the empty-nest stage of life, he observed. They should consider returning to the Episcopal Church as "missionaries" to help reform it, he says.
Florida TV preacher George Crossley was convicted last month of trying to hire a hit man to kill his former lover's estranged husband because he threatened to go public with the affair. The person Mr. Crossley chose to look for a hit man turned out to be a police informant. Mr. Crossley maintained he was entrapped by the informant, but a jury found him guilty after viewing a videotape of him negotiating with the informant.
Sixteen inmates at maximum-security Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., received a degree from New Orleans Baptist Seminary, an accredited Southern Baptist school that set up an extension center there two years ago. The 16 were the first group to complete the associate in pastoral ministries degree program, Baptist Press reported. The center is at capacity with 50 students, and many more are on the waiting list, BP noted. Nearly 20 congregations are functioning inside the prison, officials said. Of the some 5,000 inmates at Angola, 83 percent will never be released, officials estimated. Many ministers are needed to work among their fellow inmates and offer hope, Warden Burl Cain told a reporter. True rehabilitation, he said, comes from within. "Even if I were an atheist, I would want a strong religious program in prison," he said.
In 1997, "strong religious faith soared" in America from levels 10 years earlier, according to a survey released last month by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. Among the findings: More Americans believe in miracles (61 percent) and rely on prayer "as an important part of my daily life" than at any time in the past decade (53 percent) compared to 47 percent and 41 percent, respectively, in 1987. Of those surveyed, 71 percent said they "completely agree" with the statement: "I never doubt the existence of God." In 1987, only 60 percent said they completely agreed. Sixty-four percent of respondents said they agreed completely with the statement: "We all will be called before God at the Judgment Day to answer for our sins." Only 52 percent completely agreed a decade ago.
Religious radio and TV broadcasters are seven times more likely to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service than is the general public, according to a survey by Bruce Bates, former publications director of the National Religious Broadcasters. His findings were reported by Religion Today, a Web-based news service. Mr. Bates, who runs a marketing and communications firm in West Palm Beach, Fla., said religious broadcasters had a 1-in-20 chance of being audited in 1997. Individuals and businesses in general stood a 1-in-146 chance of being audited, former IRS commissioner Margaret Richardson said. Mr. Bates' study was based on a random sample of 10 percent of the nation's some 5,400 religious broadcasters. Mr. Bates found that most of those audited are relatively small businesses, with 57 percent having nine or fewer employees, and 71 percent having revenues under $500,000 in 1996. Just over 4 in 10 are non-profits. The IRS placed liens against the assets of 14 percent of the audited organizations. Mr. Bates says he believes the government's executive branch "has been using the IRS to go after their political adversaries, particularly certain religious organizations and their leadership, for the past several decades." Religious broadcasters tend to be more conservative and critical of President Clinton's ethics and policies than their secular brethren.
The ACLU last month bestowed its National Civil Liberties Award on Mel White, a well-known evangelical author and film-maker who broke with his past in the early 1990s and became a homosexual activist. He was given the award for his application of the principles of nonviolence "to the struggle for justice for sexual minorities," the ACLU said. Mr. White's past included ghostwriting books for Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, D. James Kennedy, Pat Robertson, and Ollie North. After years of therapy for sexual orientation problems, he left his wife in the early 1990s, settled in the Dallas area with a boyfriend, Gary Nixon, and in 1993 was installed as dean of the 14,000-congregant Cathedral of Hope Metropolitan Community Church in Dallas, reputedly the nation's largest predominantly homosexual congregation. Three years ago, Mr. White also was named to an unsalaried position as national Minister of Justice for the 300-church Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. Shortly afterward, he was arrested for trespassing at Pat Robertson's CBN Center in Virginia Beach, Va., during a pro-gay demonstration. He spent 22 days in a jailhouse fast that attracted national media attention and embarrassed some of his former ghostwriting clients. He and Mr. Nixon also were arrested during a demonstration on the White House sidewalk in 1996.
Dallas justice of the peace Bruce McDougal used to offer teens guilty of misdemeanors a choice: Pay a $200 fine or attend eight weeks of church and Sunday school. That was before the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit on behalf of a 14-year-old youth. The teen was charged with fighting in school under the school system's zero-tolerance policy. He argued the non-fine alternative was unfair because he was an atheist and hadn't been raised as a churchgoer. Judge McDougal, up for retirement within a year, told reporters he would quit offering the choice rather than fight. In return, the ACLU agreed to drop its lawsuit.
Catholic charismatics in Brazil are multiplying rapidly and will soon account for the majority in the church there, according to a cover story published by the national weekly IstoE and summarized by several U.S. news services. Their number has doubled in the last three years alone, with some 8 million meeting in 60,000 prayer groups, the article said. It noted that charismatics dominate broadcasting on the church's 181 radio stations and own three TV studios as well as engage in publishing.
Influential units of national associations of Catholic theologians are questioning the basis for their church's official teaching on women's ordination. This month the governing board of the College Theology Society (CTS) endorsed the conclusions of a Catholic Theological Society of America task force. The task force questioned whether the church's ban on ordination of women as priests is infallible. Therefore, the issue cannot be seen as finally closed, said CTS president Terence W. Tilley, dean of religious studies at the University of Dayton. He emphasized that neither society directly addressed the issue of whether women can or should be ordained priests.
The Church of Scientology paid the Internal Revenue Service $12.5 million in a 1993 "closure agreement" that established its tax-exempt status. This revelation, which was among previously undisclosed details of the settlement, was first published by The Wall Street Journal late last month. The agreement ended a struggle that began in 1967, when the IRS ruled that the Los Angeles-based main Scientology church should lose its tax-exempt status because it was a for-profit business that enriched church officials. The church fought back, filing more than 2,000 lawsuits against the IRS. Under the agreement, the Church of Scientology agreed to drop its lawsuits, to stop assisting others in filing suits based on claims prior to Oct. 1, 1993, and to pay $12.5 million to settle any tax assessments prior to 1993. The original amount sought by the agency is unknown, the Journal said. The church also agreed to set up a tax-compliance committee of ranking church officials to monitor its adherence to the settlement and to laws governing tax-exempt organizations. The committee was required to give the IRS annual reports for 1993 through 1995 disclosing how much the church paid its 20 top-compensated officials, as well as revealing the finances of 23 member churches, businesses, and organizations. Failure to file the reports could result in penalties up to $75,000 for each committee member. Also, the IRS can impose as much as $50 million in penalties on certain church entities if the agency finds that they spend funds for non-charitable purposes, including self-enrichment. In return, the IRS agreed to drop its audits of 13 Scientology organizations, including the mother church, the Church of Scientology International. It agreed not to audit the church for any year prior to 1993. It also agreed to grant tax-exempt status to the church and several affiliated units. Liens and levies filed against several Scientology organizations and leaders were dropped. The IRS also agreed to allow Scientology members to count as tax deductions fees paid for what Scientologists say is another form of "auditing." The auditing, or counseling, process uses a device known as an e-meter, which Scientologists say can help identify hangups known as "engrams" inherited from an earlier incarnation. The purging process can take years of auditing, involve several layers of consciousness, and cost many thousands of dollars. IRS officials refused to discuss the settlement, citing confidentiality rules, the Journal said. It quoted a spokesman as saying the IRS granted Scientology tax-exempt status "because the church provided adequate documentation and information" to enable the agency to determine the church had met legal standards and was entitled to tax exemption.
The 60-day suspension of Pastor Jimmy Creech of Omaha's First United Methodist Church, who performed a same-sex "marriage" ceremony involving two women Sept. 14 (World, Dec. 20, 1997), was extended indefinitely by Nebraska Bishop Joel N. Martinez. The bishop said he acted upon recommendation of an investigative committee of the denomination's regional governing body. Mr. Creech objected, saying the church's pastoral relations committee made clear it wanted him back in the pulpit. Bishop Martinez said more time is needed in light of "continuing volatility" in both First Methodist and throughout the state conference over Mr. Creech's action. He also said committee members need more time to decide whether what Mr. Creech did is a "chargeable offense" under church law. If they decide it is, it could result in a church trial and appeals to the Judicial Council, the denomination's supreme court, according to a United Methodist News Service story. A key issue for that nine-member panel to decide would be whether the Social Principles of the church are enforceable law or simply guidance for conduct and decision making. The church's top legislative body in 1996 decreed that "ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions shall not be conducted by our ministers and shall not be conducted in our churches." The edict was placed in the Social Principles, part of the church's Book of Discipline.
Even HMO executives believe spiritual practices such as prayer and meditation can have a beneficial effect on one's health, a recent Yankelovich survey found. Of the 300 HMO professionals polled, 94 percent said they believed spiritual practices could aid medical treatment and hasten the healing process. Also, 74 percent agreed the positive effects of spirituality on medical treatment could reduce health-care costs. The findings were reported at the American Association of Health Plans' 1997 meeting.


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and celebrate the shortest day of the year. Sundown at 3:59PM? Oh, that's for me! It's like a preview of living in Norway. LET'S GO!
BIOGRAPHY: JIMI HENDRIX – 8:00PM (BIO) Two hours dedicated to the life of the greatest guitarist the world has ever seen or ever will see. Like anyone can resist a good Hendrix documentary. You could tell me it was 10 hours long and I'd happily tune in. Hendrix is the rare artist that EVERYONE likes. I've never met anyone who said, "Jimi Hendrix? Whatever. He sucked." If I do come across someone like that, I'll be sure to check them for fangs and demon wings. Music is this incredibly subjective thing, whose appeal to various people can't ever be really explained. And yet, Hendrix manages to appeal to almost everyone, and very few artists have ever done that. Not even the Beatles, who have a surprising legion of haters out there. It's an astonishing feat, so pay your respects. ANTICIPATION: PLAY CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC!
E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY: SARAH FERGUSON – 10:00PM (E!) It's an hourlong special devoted to the life of the Duchess of Wales and erstwhile Weight Watchers spokeslady. How angry do you think Sarah is that the Black Eyed Peas girl swiped the Fergie nickname right from under her nose? You can't call Fergie Fergie anymore, because everyone will immediately think of "Let's Get It Started" and then punch you in the face for putting that song in your head. I feel like Sarah has a copyright suit here. ANTICIPATION: ORIGINAL FERGIE!
PRICE OF ADMISSION: AMERICA'S COLLEGE DEBT CRISIS – 9:00PM (CNBC) Ever wonder how anyone can afford college these days? Funny story: They actually can't! In fact, the student loan industry may be the next financial bubble to burst and spread oily black debt all over our fair nation. For you see, everyone has taken out massive loans to attend school, and in turn colleges have boosted tuitions so that future generations sink even further down into debt! And none of this has been corrected in the marketplace! Fun! ANTICIPATION: THAT'S TOO MUCH FOR A SOCIOLOGY DEGREE!
CUPCAKE WARS – 10:00PM (Food Network) Hockey-themed cupcakes are the challenge tonight. And that means you get an hour of puckcakes. You know you want them. ANTICIPATION: PUCKCAKES!
SNL PRESENTS A VERY GILLY CHRISTMAS – 9:00PM (SNL) It's a Christmas clip show from the venerable comedy institution. As always, I'll be tuning in for Eddie Murphy as Gumby and skipping any and all sketches that have been produced from the past decade. ANTICIPATION: GUMBY DAMMIT!
Tuesday Watch List: Jimi Crack Corn!
Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and celebrate the shortest day of the year. Sundown at 3:59PM? Oh, that's for me! It's like a preview of living in Norway. LET'S GO!


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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Burqa Barbie: News Anchor
Thank you, Elisabeth, for this link from TIME Videos.
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I'll say this...It would be perfect for those times the reporters have to get up at 4 am and don't want to pull themselves together. LOL!ReplyDelete
What will they come up with next?ReplyDelete
I bought an Abaya this week at the "Friday market" here in Kuwait. I am determined to wear it this summer with little to nothing underneath. Why not, it is hot here! I went to the door with it on and my water/diet pepsi delivery guys near laughed out loud. I guess they realize I have not converted, just trying to cover up my upper arms so as not to scandilize my neighbors : )ReplyDelete
Saudi lady totally cover herself up and seek freedom at the same time .To my humble knowledge , the two actions contradict each other .Hi Susie..ReplyDelete
A Free Spirit-ReplyDelete
I don't get why they contradict one another.
I believe that if the person chooses to cover (or not cover) they have sought freedom from others. Judging a women for covering or not covering is taking away from her freedom as well. Trying to enforce your own beliefs on them is in my eyes taking away from their freedom to live as they see fit.
Susie, thank you for sharing this!ReplyDelete
What else can I say? Today nothing. I have nothing to say...You know how I feel...
Happy Sunday from Cairo!
Very interesting. Well I have to give it to Mattel for trying.ReplyDelete
I don't see what is wrong in this, they have different models of hijabs not only the burqa.ReplyDelete
To: Om LujainReplyDelete
With respect to you & Susie ,I want to explain why total cover up plays in the negative to a woman .First the woman identity is hidden .If she is hidden ,she can be treated like non existence ( non existence has no freedom attached to it).Peace to all.
Hi Oby - Yes - good for a bad hair day...ReplyDelete
Hi Gaelyn - You're not going to believe this, but here in KSA there are religious scholars who want women to veil, and instead of leaving both eyes showing, to cover one eye and only have one eye showing!
Hi Crystal - I have gone out before wearing just shorty PJs underneath, and no one had a clue.
Hi Free Spirit - I agree. Are you available for lessons to teach your views on women to my husband? LOL!ReplyDelete
Hi OmLujain - As long as it truly is the woman's choice to cover, then I believe it is her right. I think people should be allowed to dress the way they feel comfortable, as long as it's within the boundaries of good taste and decency. But covering should not be forced upon them. To me, a woman in burqa or niqab is saying "Leave me alone!" and I will not look at her or start a conversation. If this is how she wants to live her life, that is her choice, but there's not much freedom involved - just freedom to cut herself off from everyone else, if that is her choice.
Hi BlogItse - What a surprise that you don't have much to say!!! LOLReplyDelete
Hi Angel & Marie - There are plenty of Muslim women in the world who don't dress like this, and that this was chosen to represent Muslim women was an interesting choice...
Hi FreeSpirit - I totally agree with you! You are always welcome - Thanks for your input.
If you could accept a barbie doll wearing a kimono, why can't you people accept a barbie doll wearing a burqu or a abaya?ReplyDelete
This is all part of the cultural diversity and the melting pot that the West has taught us, so why can't the West learn the lesson they have been teaching us for years?
It's true that the burqu that barbi is wearing doesn't exist in Saudi Arabia in the same way, but it used to be the only thing women wore for ages, so why belittle this cultural heritage? Is it just because it's DIFFERENT from your own culture?
Gays and lesbians and all sorts of freaks are accepted in America, so why is it difficult to accept hijab or niqab?
You people don't understand a thing about hijab and most of u haven't been to Saudi Arabia and haven't known real Saudi women or men, so what gives you the right to judge a whole culture?
I think mattel made a very clever marketing step toward addressing different customers...
Come on guys...people are different...will ALWAYS be different...so why can't you accept this simple fact of life? Do we all have to be a copy of each other? That sounds so boring!
I think the burqu barbie is just a way of acknowledging the power and existence of Muslims...consider it one of the weird African outfits ..now why hasn't anyone complained about that? Why hasn't anyone complained about the half naked barbie with her perfect body that enforces a certain concept of beauty on young girls? Isn't this objectifying women as well? Isn't this another sort of oppression and slavery?
Freedom is in the mind, not in the looks..what's the use of a naked air-head going around and having no influence and cannot make a decent conversation?
I thing the meaning of freedom should be re-identified ...probably we, Muslim women, should try to explain Hijab in a better way (from a woman's perspective)...
I don't expect any American woman to be convinced of hijab, but i expect her to respect other women who have willingly chosen to wear hijab ...and please ladies, for God's sake, stop this superior white lady attitude ...If there should be any reform done in Saudi Arabia, we are well aware of it and we are on our way to make a change in our OWN way.
Thanks Susie for inspiring me...I am going to write something to explain hijab so stay tuned ...
peace ...
I read Maha article .It is interesting and I understand her point of view and I am sure many Saudi women if not majority share her view to the point they are convinced that hiding behind veils is the right thing to do . Maha is not to worry ,she will find millions of Saudi men willing to back this up , however ,those same men are willing to go further in neglecting women needs in the contest women are hiding and can't have say .Saudi women have no real access to freedom to choose from .Dress code is already forced either by the law or by the traditions of the tribe .ladies who have chosen to go with the flow will insure that the law will remain as is ,and victorious men will rise and prevail.As simple as that, and by the way I am not white westerner , I am Saudi like Maha !Thank you Maha and Susie for putting up with me , Peace to all.ReplyDelete
Dear all,ReplyDelete
this is the first time I visit this blog and I found it very interesting to understand better a so different culture from mine. (I'm Italian). I just want to make a question to Maha. I don't think you can compare a kimono with a hjiab. Nobody forces Japan women to wear a kimono, but since my understanding, in your country we must wear the hjiab. Is it correct? I respect any culture and I don't think mine is better then yours, but I think that Saudi women (and all Muslim women, of course)should be able to choose what they really want for their future.
- AnonymousFeb 24, 2010, 9:53:00 PM
why is it that the majority of women complaining about hijab are non muslim???ReplyDelete
Will you leave us alone??
We are educated, free women who choose to wear hijab to please Allah.
The style we choose is cultural or a simple preference.
Just stop trying to "save us" we are not idiots!!!!!!!!
I received a not very nice post signed "anonimous".I don't think muslim women are idiot. How you can attribuite it to me? you don't know me at all. You just write it just because I'm not Muslin. Sorry, but I think you are just racist. If, like you write, "all of you are educated, free women who choose to wear hijab to please Allah", why so many Saudi women discuss so much about their own dressing and own rights? May be YOU are so happy, but not all the Saudi women!ReplyDelete
Hi Maha - Maybe I'm missing some hidden meanings in the comments prior that you are addressing, but I really didn't get that anyone was putting down the hijab or niqab. I did think it was interesting when you said "Do we all have to be a copy of each other?" It struck me because I think that people in the West probably see Saudi women as trying to be carbon copies of each other because they all wear black abayas and hijab and niqab and basically all look the same. I think they may see this society as black and white, with no middle ground, and to some that sounds very boring as well.ReplyDelete
I just didn't understand which comments you were addressing as "superior white lady attitude" -maybe I'm just naive but I didn't feel that anyone portrayed that.
I also found it interesting that UmLujain said "I believe that if the person chooses to cover (or not cover) they have sought freedom from others." I think many people in the West see the Saudi women's dress as almost a self-imposed exile from others, so that can be considered as "freeing" themselves from contact with other people.
I have always felt that a piece of cloth on my head does not make me a better person and that a person's actions are what really counts in God's eyes.
Thanks, Maha, for your interesting commentary and I look forward to your post explaining hijab!
Hi FreeSpirit - Putting up with you is a pleasure!ReplyDelete
Hi Mrs.Fermat - It all boils down to the fact that it should be the woman's choice whether to wear hijab or not, and here in Saudi, it may not always be so.
Hi Anon/Sofia - I don't think anybody is complaining here, and no one said Saudi women are idiots.
Hi MrsF - I don't know that the remark was addressed to you - I'm not really sure who it was addressed to though...
Re a number of comments above, I really get angry when ladies wearing the hijab defend the burqa - is there no difference at all between the two? Let them wear the burqa then? !!!ReplyDelete
There's a world of difference between a Muslim lady wearing the hijab and engaging fully in all aspects of life (driving, walking freely in the streets, studying, working) and a lady wearing the burqa who isn't allowed to drive or work.
Why aren't these girls able to see and recognise the difference? When they take criticism of the burqa for a criticism of Islam they are doing themselves a disservice : by mixing it all they force US westerners to mix it all !
So yes if Islam = hijab or burqa indistinctly, I am against Islam as a whole and I become stupidly radical in my views.
If we can divide between moderate Islam which enables women to engage actively in society and radical Islam which pressures them into a status of inferior beings, then we can start talking.
For god's sake girls, if you're wearing the hijab DON'T DEFEND THE BURQA!
And Maha when you write "Why hasn't anyone complained about the half naked barbie with her perfect body that enforces a certain concept of beauty on young girls?" hellooooo, wake up!ReplyDelete
It's been done a million times!!!
My daughters and their friends know what to think of that stupid barbie image!
Clearly, Mattel has finally realized that they've lost a huge chunk of the Middle East and Muslim World market to "Fulla".ReplyDelete
I imagine it's been quite a blow because Fulla is EVERYWHERE Barbie used to be.
Also, Natalie, I think you are mixing issues. Many women who wear Hijab, aspire to one day wearing Niqab. Wearing Niqab does not stop women from studying or working, any more than Hijab does. The point is whether the woman is choosing it for herself.
Maha, many Hijabi's are western so it isn't right to set them as opposites. And I hope that EVERYONE will protest the enforcement of hijab on Women in Saudi. No one has a problem if they choose to wear it. But we all know many of them are forced to. And just as you are tired of some attitudes, we non-Hijabi sisters get tired of the attitudes displayed by some who wear it.
- AnonymousFeb 25, 2010, 9:30:00 PM
the problem is that it's not your business, I wear niqab by choice,I lead a very active life and love the anonymity that niqab,burqa brings me.
I am not judge for my looks etc.
I don't need the attention the shape of body would bring to valorize myself
Leave us alone, not every women is "forced" to cover,it's our choice.. we don't need the voice of western women who parade their naked bodies and flirt with any men then don't realize that they are the ones being used...
Stop your saviors attitude or go save an endangered species.
- AnonymousFeb 25, 2010, 9:41:00 PM
I was forgetting to mention, Nathalie before you get all upset by the term "hijab" used when refering to any covering, know what it does mean, hijab is not the term for head scarf.ReplyDelete
In Islam, it has a broader meaning. It is the principle of modesty and includes behaviour as well as dress for both males and females.
So it describes any modest covering including the scarve, the niqab or the burqa
Thank you very much Sofia for clarifying this very important piece of vocabulary for me.ReplyDelete
I thought hijab and scarf where the same thing. I most appreciate you taking the time to explain to me that I was wrong. Then a lot of what is said above makes more sense.
As a girl who turned 13 when Women's Lib was born, I know all the things that we in the western world could not do when I was a child and became available to us in the 1970's.
When I was a child my mother wouldn't have been able to open a bank account without her husband's consent. She had no right to manage her own money. That changed when I was a teenager.
When I was a teenager I also got to see the first women who became pilots or engineers. I saw that often they could be better at their jobs than men.
I saw women accessing contraception and being able to decide how many children they would have and when. I doesn't make them sluts, it only means that the children that are born to them are wanted and welcome.
I am proud of what we have achieved for women in our countries. I see it at the way to the future. I can't imagine having to accept the rule of men over what I should wear, whom I should see, where I should go and when.
It is absolutely intolerable to me.
I want to be treated just like men, no more, no less. If men are allowed to do something, I want to be allowed to do it too. It's equal, it's fair. Men and women are the two halves of the universe, one half should not rule over the other half.
I am distressed when I hear you repeating the words that men make you believe that we are "women who parade their naked bodies and flirt with any men" as you say.
I have been married for 30 years and have never been unfaithful to my husband. I never wear make-up and dress modestly. I don't feel "judged on my looks" as you say, I feel accepted for who I am, body and soul united.
And when you say "leave us alone, it's none of your business", the thing is I'm seeing more and more girls in MY COUNTRY (France) wearing the scarf. And I'd like to understand why.ReplyDelete
I guess my reason for coming here is to try and understand. Just like I appreciate your presence here in accepting to discuss these issues with us westerners.
But the freedom that my generation and my mother's generation fought to get, I will not let go away. Not in my country. If I need to fight for it, I will.
May peace be with you.
We are sisters.
- AnonymousMar 2, 2010, 5:14:00 AM
You say you don't understand why. why would you, you don't believe in Allah and his word , the Quran.ReplyDelete
I cover wherever I go, because I do it for modesty and to follow Allah's word.
It's not men who tell me what to do, it's because I believe that it is right.I am proud to be muslim.
Islam gives women rights, rights given 1400 years ago when there were none anywhere else in the world.
You have the right to walk around half naked,I have the right to cover,why would you speak in my behalf???
I am free to do as I wish, don't think that the majority of muslim women are oppressed, we are not and it is offending to us to have people "trying to free us".
I've been following this discussion and I have 2 questions:ReplyDelete
1. Why Saudi women take off all the covers when they come to Egypt?
They look like any Western woman.
2. Why Saudi men drink and use prostitute services when outside of SA? Both wrong - or right?
- AnonymousMar 3, 2010, 7:34:00 AM
All saudi women and men????
stop generalizing, there's good and bad in any culture, there's people who practice their religion and some who don't.
So why do you put everyone in the same boat.
Do I say that all westerners fornicate?
I didn't say ALL.ReplyDelete
Maybe I should have asked
why SOME...but the questions are still the same.
If no Saudi women or men do those things I would not ask these questions at all.
When people do those things they have a need.
Women need to feel free to be as they would like to be?
Men need to feel free?
If they are not free in their own society to do what they do in other countries what does it tell to us?
For Sophia: I don't want to generalize, writing that all the saudi men use prostitutes when they go abroad, but I want to tell you a little episode. Until last year I worked for an American company and every two weeks I went to Istambul. (Wonderful city, btw). I was used to arrive on Wed and came back home on Friday. Every time, at the passport check I tried to avoid the long queues of blond, tall girls just arrived from Moscow. It was named "sex fligh". Can you guess why they arrive just on Wed? Because they want to be ready for Thur and Friday when thousands of men arriving from Gulf countries.... Sorry, but if you think that a few muslim men use this kind of service, it'is not true.ReplyDelete
Always for Sofia: I think that you have a strange idea about European women, probably you have watched too many american movies. I don't walk half naked, I don't betrajed my husband and absolutely I don't live my daily life thinking to the men wishes all day long. I don't judge your dressing, why do you judge me and how I live?ReplyDelete
You wrote that you appreciate the anonymity that your covers give you. I don't understand, but that's ok for me, but when women like you come in Western countries and they insist to wear abaya, gloves and soks and niqab, all black, even if it not allowed (like in Italy, where I live) and they are aware that people (men and women) stare them in the streets, children are feared, sometimes traffic is stopped, what kind of anonimity they are looking for?
All the best,girls
First of all, when women wear hijab/niqab by choice, it is because they believe that is what God wants them to do. You will find most women in the west are uncomfortable exposing their breasts while walking around shoping or visiting with people. So they usually wear a shirt or a dress so they are not topless. That feeling of discomfort and immodesty is the same for women who want to cover their hair. It's just a matter of where someone draws the line. The concept is completely present in the West.ReplyDelete
Women who don't wear hijab by choice are the ones who take it off when they leave. It's different than a woman who wants to wear it. Men from every country and in every country go to prostitutes, so I'd ask men what that's about.
Mrs. Fermat,
All those blonde women from the plane are prostitutes according to you. They are also European. So clearly this situation is not merely an Gulf one. As I wrote above, men in and from every country go to prostitutes.
And if you don't care what people wear, then it shouldn't bother you where they wear it. Shouldn't women be free to choose what they wear? Whatever it is?
For Sandy: about the first point I completely agree with you. It was just to show that this behaviour is very common, even among Gulf men.ReplyDelete
About second point: I don't bother if you decide to cover your face almost completely in your country, but if you do it in my country, where facial espressions are so important, you make me feel unconfortable. For my culture, your face is your personal identity. So it's ok if you cover your hair with a hjiab, but your face must be always recognizable. Additionally, according to the Italian law, nobody (man or woman, whoever) can hidden own face.
And now, saudi and western girls, I have to say you bye bye because it's six o' clock here and I have to take my son to karate lessons. It is always very interesting "talk" with all of you.
Actually I agree with you that a country should be able to say no one can cover their face. Because this is about more than religion, it's about being able to hide ones identity which is also a security issue. Also, very clearly covering the face is NOT an absolute religious requirement. Most Muslims acknowledge that.
@mrs Fermat,ReplyDelete
Weather the hijab or niqab is forced or not, it is still another culture's issue...
I understand many non-Muslim women's refusal to wear hijab when they visit Suadi Arabia, and I don't think they should be forced to wear it at all as long as they dress up decently. As for Muslim women, we are not forced...we do it because it is part of our religion..do you think that Muslim men who go the mosque 5 times a day are forced? This is our religion and we try to follow it as much as possible. Both men and women have obligations they have to fulfill, and if they don't they are considered sinners. Many women here in Jeddah wear the abaya without the head scarf because they are not convinced ...others choose to wear abaya and headscarf, and others choose to cover completely...
Once you are a Muslim, you have to take the whole package..you don't (select) the teachings of Islam..well I like praying and charity but I don't like wearing hijab and not drinking alcohol...It's a package take it or leave it....and all Muslim women who don't wear the hijab know very well that they are not doing the right thing...some actually wish they could have the will and strength to wear it some day...
For more explanation on Hijab, please read my article (Understanding Hijab - Parts I & II)
I actually wrote it to answer many of Susie's questions in this blog.
I hope I have clarified things a bit :)
nor ms that people from other cultures must respect it. No one out of our culture has the right to interfere in what is being done to us..we do have a lot of problems, but what society doesn't have problems at all? Name one, and you will deserve a Nobel Prize!
Nathalie wrote:ReplyDelete
"And Maha when you write "Why hasn't anyone complained about the half naked barbie with her perfect body that enforces a certain concept of beauty on young girls?" hellooooo, wake up!
It's been done a million times!!!
My daughters and their friends know what to think of that stupid barbie image!"
Yeah I know it's been done a million times, but there is no change my dear. You are still selling products like cars, razor blades, and sandwiches using women's bodies or actually specific parts of it. You are still idolizing women for the size of their breasts...
And by the way..young Western girls are much worse than their mothers and grandmothers.. I've lived in the States in the 80's and visited it after 2000...the difference is huge in terms of morals and principles and appearance...
Your campaigns and studies need to be more interactive and effective in order to have a tangible impact.
Thanks & peace to all :)
While it is true that when you are a Muslim you accept the whole package- not everyone understands that in the same way. I do not wear hijab. I wish never to wear it. Not because, I "don't like it". I have studied the issue extensively and am convinced it is not a religious requirement. I actually feel I am doing the right thing by not wearing it.
We are not all the same in the way we understand things. And by the way, there are many others who feel as I do. So it is best not to speak for the women who don't wear hijab. We can speak for ourselves.
- AnonymousMar 17, 2010, 1:28:00 AM
Sandy you say ": So it is best not to speak for the women who don't wear hijab. We can speak for ourselves."ReplyDelete
it's the same with us Saudi women, women who cover etc...we can speak for ourselves no need for people like the author of this blog and her supporters to come to our country and then judge our culture and /or religion
To Anon@1:28AM - If you are talking about wearing hijab, I have made no secret about the fact that I dislike wearing it, but I have no problem at all with women who CHOOSE to wear it - so how is that considered "judging" this culture? Just because I speak up about things that bother ME doesn't mean that I am speaking for anyone else. Where do you get this from - that I say I am speaking for Saudi women? I think you are reading WAY more into what I write than what is intended. I speak for myself and no one else - and I have never said otherwise. Just because I ask questions about things I don't understand here does not mean I am judging. You are making assumptions that are not true.ReplyDelete
It is two completely different things. The owner of this blog, was giving HER opinion about things. ALL people are entitled to their opinions.ReplyDelete
What you did was to speak for others. You gave the opinion of "all women who don't wear hijab." Well, even I as a non-hijabi wouldn't do that. I would speak for myself or say, "some" women.
Also, you did not in any way address what I said to you, you changed the subject to complain about Susie.
- AnonymousMar 19, 2010, 9:34:00 AM
sandy I quoted you, you didn't say some you said :"So it is best not to speak for the women who don't wear hijab. We can speak for ourselves."ReplyDelete
I just rephrase the same for Saudi women, we don't need this kind of spoke person!!
No. You did not rephrase the same. I was speaking as a member of a group TO WHICH I BELONG. You were speaking for women in a group to which you DON'T belong.ReplyDelete
Don't speak for others.
And Susie- or anyone else has a right to there opinions- about whatever they want. Opinions, is different than speaking of others reasons or motivations- though if you want to offer an opinion on that fine.
ie. "In my opinion all women who don't wear hijab believe they are wrong"
There. You are welcome to your opinion- but I'll tell you right now as a non-hijibi you are wrong.


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Albert Benjamin Douglass was born in 1833, probably in Hamilton County, FL. His father, Seaborn Douglass, was born in Montgomery County, GA about 1800 and came to Hamilton County, FL in the late 1820s. Seaborn Douglass and his family appear in the 1830 census of Hamilton County. The Douglass place in Hamilton County, FL was apparently located about eight miles from the home of Captain Archibald McRae.
Abert Douglass' four brothers, Allen D. Douglass, Burrell Douglass, William Douglass, and Robert Douglass, and his father, Seaborn Douglass, all served in the Indian Wars 1835-1858.
By 1838, Seaborn Douglass had moved his family to Lowndes County, GA. County tax records show Seaborn Douglass was late to pay his poll tax that year, although no taxes were assessed for any land holdings or slaves in Lowndes County. Seaborn Douglass appeared in the 1840 Lowndes County census with his children; an unknown daughter (b. 1821), Allen Dickerson Douglass (1822 – 1919), Burrell Douglass (1825 – September 8, 1884), William Riley Douglass (1830 – ca. 1895), Robert Douglas (1833-1862), Albert Douglas (1835 – ), Rose or Rosean Douglass (1839 – 1905), and an unknown daughter (b. 1840), although no spouse is found in his household. Seaborn Douglass is believed to have died about 1843 in Lowndes County, Georgia.
About 1851, Albert Douglass, then a young man of 19, married Abigail Shaw. She was a daughter of Martin Shaw, Sr., who was a pioneer settler of Lowndes County. Martin Shaw had been one of a handful of residents at old Franklinville, GA, first seat of government of Lowndes County, and had served as Lowndes' first Sheriff.
Albert and Abigail Douglass appear in the 1860 census of Berrien County, Georgia. Albert was enumerated as 28 years old, Abigail as 35. Their daughter Francenia Douglass listed as age 6. Also in the Douglass household was the seven-year-old boy William W Turner. The Douglas place was near that of Abigail's father, Martin Shaw. Nearby were the farms of Jonathan A. Knight, Thomas Giddens and of William R. Brodgon, where William H. Outlaw was residing.
All five sons of Seaborn Douglass served in the Confederate States Army.
- Allen D. Douglass
Served in the 1st Battalion, Florida Special Cavalry, Company B. This unit was part of Lieutenant Colonel Charles James Munnerlyn's famous "Cow Cavalry," which was detailed to protect the supply of Florida cattle to feed the Confederate Army.
- William R. Douglass
Served with the 1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry, also known as the "Cow Cavalry," alongside his brother, Allen Dickerson Douglas, during the Civil War.
- Burrell Douglass
Enlisted September 22, 1862 at Camp Fort, Waynesville, GA, with Company A , 24th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, under the command of Captain T.S. Hopkins ( This unit later merged with the 7th Georgia Cavalry, Company G). While the Battalion was stationed at Camp Lee, Bryan County, GA, Burrell and a number of other soldiers became dissatisfied with the leadership of Colonel Edward C. Anderson. Burrell Douglass deserted on May 21, 1863 and returned to his home and family in Wayne County, GA. Descendants believe he deserted and returned home because his wife was about to give birth, and his company had received orders to go to Virginia. About a year later in March or April, 1864 he enlisted with another company, Captain Mann's "Satilla Rifles." As soon as his name hit the war department he was arrested for his earlier desertion and placed in Olglethorpe Barracks in Savannah. On April 11, 1864 he was court-martialed and found guilty. He was sentenced to be shot "by musketry." However, the execution was suspended on May 30, 1864, by order of Major General Samuel Cooper (Cooper is credited for the preservation of Confederate service records after the war). Douglass remained in custody until Jefferson Davis issued a pardon for Confederate deserters who resumed service. Burrell's records noted on November 19, 1864, "pardon and released to duty." That was about the time Sherman was arriving in Savannah. Burrell fought as an irregular in the Confederate Army (wherein an undisclosed injury was received) until the end of the war. Buried at Mount Plesant Cemetery, Ware County, GA.
- Robert Douglass
Enlisted in the 7th Florida Infantry, Company B, on March 19, 1862. Died of "disease" in Knoxville, Tennessee, August 15, 1862. His wife, Elizabeth, received a widow's pension as attested by Florida Confederate Pension Records. Buried in the Bethel Confederate Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Albert B. Douglass in the Civil War
Records indicate Albert Douglass was enlisted in Berrien Minute Men, Company K, 29th Georgia Regiment. This was the second company of Berrien Minute Men to come forth from Berrien County, GA. This second company, organized in the fall of 1861, was successively known as Company B Berrien Minute Men, Captain Lamb's Company, Company D 29th GA Regiment, and Company K 29th GA Regiment. The company mustered into the 29th Georgia Regiment at Savannah, GA. Months passed as the regiment trained and served picket duty on the Georgia coast. The Berrien Minute Men were stationed at a number of camps on the coastal islands and marshes, first at Sapelo Battery, off the coast of Darien, GA, then in Chatham County, GA at Camp Tatnall, Camp Causton's Bluff, Camp Debtford, Camp Mackey, and Camp Young.
Albert Douglass must have been among those men who chaffed at the defensive nature of these assignments. The only Regimental return on file for Albert Douglass, Company K, 29th Georgia Regiment, shows that by December, 1862, he was "absent without leave." In the following months. the 29th Georgia Regiment advertised a reward for his capture as a Confederate deserter. Wanted notices were run in the Savannah, Georgia newspapers offering $30 dollars for his apprehension and giving his physical description as "32 years of age, 6 feet high, fair complexion, grey eyes, auburn hair." Among his fellow deserters were Elbert J. Chapman, who would be executed for desertion, and Benjamin S. Garrett, who was shot for being a Union spy.
It appears that Albert Douglass must have left the Berrien Minute Men by the summer of 1862. The research of Wm Lloyd Harris reveals that Albert Douglas(s) had actually deserted the 29th Georgia and enlisted in the 26th Georgia Infantry subsequently fighting with Army of Northern Virginia in Virginia. As early as June 1862 he appeared with the 26th Regiment, Company A, the Glynn Guards, in Richmond, Virginia.
Douglass was no doubt familiar with many men of the Glynn Guards and of the 26th Regiment. The 26th Regiment [originally called 13th Regiment] had mustered in at Brunswick, Georgia in the summer of 1861, completing its organization in October, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Charlton, Berrien, Glynn, Twiggs, Clinch, Ware, Coffee, and Wayne. In fact, several companies of the 26th Regiment had camped with the Berrien Minute Men in July, 1861 at Brunswick, including the Glynn Guards, Piscola Volunteers, Seaboard Guards and Wiregrass Minute Men. The surgeon of the 26th was Edwin A. Jelks, who had been with the Brooks County company, the Piscola Volunteers, at Brunswick in 1861 during the same time the Berrien Minute Men were there.
After serving in the Department of Georgia at St. Simons Island and Savannah, the 26th GA Regiment moved to Virginia where it was brigaded under Generals A. R. Lawton, John B. Gordon, and C.A. Evans.
The 26th Georgia Regiment and the rest of Lawton's Brigade experienced their first engagement at the Battle of Gaines' Mill, sometimes known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River. This battle took place on June 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as the third of the Seven Days Battles. John Jefferson Beagles was also at this battle, serving with the 61st Georgia Regiment in Lawton's Brigade.
Albert Douglass was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, for dysentery, June 29, 1862. Returned to duty, July 10, 1862.On August 14, 1862, he was admitted to Lovingston Hospital, Winchester, VA with a complaint of fever and convulsions.
Douglass returned to duty on August 27. The following day, in the late afternoon and evening of August 28, 1862 the 26th Georgia Regiment suffered horrific casualties at the Battle of Brawner's Farm, at Groveton, VA. That same afternoon, The Berrien Light Infantry, Company I, 50th Georgia Regiment was engaged just about ten miles west of Groveton driving federal forces out of Thoroughfare Gap through the Bull Run mountains, and taking up and occupying position. These actions were a prelude to the Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) August 29-20. During the battle, 0n August 29, both the 26th GA and the 50th GA regiments were in positions at Groveton. Among the men from the Ray City area serving with the 50th GA Regiment were Green Bullard, Fisher J. Gaskins, Lemuel Elam Gaskins, Joseph Gaskins, John Jasper Cook and John Martin Griner.
Douglass' regiment lost 37 killed and 87 wounded at Second Manassas.
On September 17, 1862 the 26th Regiment fought in the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam), again suffering heavy casualties. The regiment reported 6 killed, 49 wounded, and 6 missing at Sharpsburg.
Douglass was admitted to 1st Division, General Hospital Camp Winder on October 19, 1862 and transferred to Hod Hospital on December 23. He was back on the morning report of Winder Hospital on December 24, and then transferred to Ridge Hospital. He was admitted to Receiving and Wayside Hospital (General Hospital No. 9) on June 4, 1863 and the following day he was discharged from the Confederate States Army.
At least one man of the 26th GA regiment, perhaps it was Douglass, called himself a friend of Old "Yaller" Elbert J. Chapman. Chapman, like Douglass, left the Berrien Minute Men to go fight with other units, but Chapman was executed for his desertion.
After being discharged, Albert Douglass returned home. On July 18, 1863 he joined Captain Stewart's Independent Company at Lake City, Florida; he was mustered into Company E, 9th Regiment, Florida Infantry. He was transferred to Company H, 9th Regiment on October 1, 1863. Albert Doulass appeared in a series of units. In August, 1863 he served as Provost Guard. In October, 1863 he was detached to serve guard duty, Signal Corps. In November, he was detached from Captain Stewart's Company and transferred to the Signal Corps. He was present for duty from December 1863 to April 1864. On April 30, 1864 he was detached to the Pioneer Corps. Two months later, he deserted to surrender to Union Army forces.
After his surrender, Albert Douglass was transferred to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he pledged the Oath of Allegiance to the United States on November 26, 1864. On December 5, 1864 at the age of 32, he enlisted for a two-year term in the Union Navy, as an Ordinary Seaman. At the time of enlistment he was residing in Washington, Davies County, Indiana. His place of birth was given as Atlanta, GA; his occupation listed as "farmer." His Physical description was recorded as brown eyes, sandy blonde hair, florid complexion, 5'11" tall with a scar on his left arm.
Douglass was initially assigned to "R. S. Cairo." This ship is sometimes thought to be the ironclad gunboat USS Cairo, but the USS Cairo was sunk in 1862 during a U.S. Navy excursion in support of the campaign for Vicksburg, MS. Actually, R.S. Cairo refers to the Navy Receiving Ship at Cairo, IL, where new recruits were mustered into the navy. This ship was the sidewheel steamer USS Great Western. There are no known images of the Great Western.
After completing receiving, Albert Douglass was assigned as an Ordinary Seaman to the tin-clad USS Gazelle, January 14, 1865. The Gazelle, also a sidewheel steamer, patrolled between the mouth of the Red River and Morganza, Louisiana, and convoyed transports. She was armed with six 12-pound rifled cannons. There are no known images of the USS Gazelle.
Apparently, Albert Douglass was on active duty aboard the USS Gazelle a scant two days before once again falling to illness. Aboard the Gazelle, Albert Douglass received the usual treatment for chronic diarrhea – a cocktail of Opium, Lead Acetate, and Tannic Acid – to no effect. This was followed by a three-day course of Opium, Silver Nitrate, and Powdered Acacia – also to no effect. Douglass was finally given an enema of five grains of Silver Nitrate in three ounces of aqua (distilled water) "without any apparent beneficial results."
Douglass was sent to Memphis Hospital, Memphis, TN. Federal forces had occupied Memphis since 1862 and the city had become a major medical center. "Wounded prisoners came by boat and wagon to be treated at hospitals that began to specialize as the war progressed. Prior to the war the city had one hospital. By the end of the war, there were 15. The Union used the hotels and warehouses of Memphis as a "hospital town" with over 5,000 wounded Union troops being brought for recovery. "
According to the Records of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, Douglass was transferred on February 7, 1865 with chronic diarrhea. His sea bag contained his hammock, blanket, mattress, jacket, trousers, drawers, two flannel shirts, stockings, boots, handkerchief, and cap.
Transcription of Hospital Ticket
7 Feb 1865
USS Gazelle
To W. Grier
You are hereby requested to receive Albert Douglass, Ordinary Seaman affected with chronic diarhea in the hospital under your direction and to provide for him accordingly according to the rules and regulations of the US Navy.
Receipt: 1 hammock, 1 blanket, 1 mattress, 1 jacket, 1 trousers, 1 drawers, 2 shirts flannel, 1 stockings, 1 boots, 1 handkerchief, 1 cap.
Respectfully, A.T.Crippen
Surgeon's Steward in charge
Archy S. Palmer
Acting Ensign, Commanding
Transcription of Hospital Record describing his shipboard treatment prior to his admission to Memphis Hospital.
30 March 1865
Albert Douglass, Ordinary Seaman was born in the state of Georgia. Was admitted to sick list on the 21st of Jan 1865. Says he was affected with diarrhea two weeks before he reported to me. I do not know how he contracted the Disease as he was affected with it when he came aboard this Ship Jan 19th. Ha been treated with plumbi acetas gr ii; Tannin gr iii; Opii Pulv gr SS; three times per day for three days.
Pulvi acaci gr iii; Opii gr i: Argenti nitros gr 1/12; every 24 hours for three days.
Enema argenti Nitras gr v to Agua 3i ounce without any apparent beneficial result.
A. T. Crippen
Surg's Stew in charge
Have treated with stimulants ever since.
Federal military records show Albert Douglass deserted the Union Navy while in the hospital, on March 30, 1865.
It appears that Albert never returned home to Abigail, and his whereabouts following his desertion from the US Navy in 1865 remain unknown. Abigail was last documented in the 1900 Lowndes County, Georgia, census in the household of John H. Godwin. second husband of her daughter Francine. Francine's first husband was Henry Clay Surrency. Abigail Shaw Douglass is believed to have died circa 1905. It appears that Abigail believed that Albert perished during the war as she identified herself as a widow for the remainder of her life.
US Navy record also reflects that Albert was listed with an alternate name of Arthur Doyle, no doubt to deflect future trouble in the event he was captured by southern forces. (note that his initials AD remain a tie to his actual name).
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'White House Down' doesn't live up to expectations (review)
There's an underappreciated art to making fun but ridiculous action films that literally blow reality to smithereens. Director Roland Emmerich has proved himself to be a specialist at it, with lug-headed yet appealing crowd-pleasers such as "The Day After Tomorrow," "Independence Day" and "2012."
Those guilty pleasures were excessive in every way, from their frenetic Wile E. Coyote action sequences down to their impressive A-list casts. And they worked. But while Emmerich's "White House Down" mostly sticks to the same formula, this latest cinematic assault on the Oval Office fails to deliver on the campaign promise that it will be as fun as the original "Die Hard."
It also pales in comparison to "Olympus Has Fallen," a far more violent and intense takedown of the White House from earlier this year that starred Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman. To be fair, "Olympus" is very different in tone from "Down," which wants to be more of a homage to buddy action films of yore. In that arena, it serves the public well enough, especially when it's playing it for laughs. But "Down" tries way too hard, stuffing in so many crackpot twists that attempts at genuine tension all but vanish.
The half-hour setup bodes well, as screenwriter James Vanderbilt ("The Amazing Spider-Man") introduces us to the major players: the idealistic President James Swayer (Jamie Foxx); the cuckoo outgoing Secret Service commander Martin Walker (James Woods); the tough Special Agent Carol Finnerty (Maggie Gyllenhaal); and the superbaddie in need of a good teeth cleaning Emil Stenz (Jason Clarke).
The best character is John Cale (Channing Tatum), a harried dad and ex-military man stuck serving the grumbling Speaker of the House (Richard Jenkins).
Cale, played with immense likability by Tatum, gets a shot at redemption when he and the president, get trapped in the White House and play dodgeball with the hooligans who take it over. The Oval Office goes down just after Sawyer announces he's withdrawing all troops from the Middle East.
Coincidence? What do you think?
Cale is in the White House while on a tour with his precocious daughter (Joey King) when all the mayhem begins. He brought her with him for a Secret Services job interview with Finnerty, a former classmate. Naturally, father and daughter are separated, and Vanderbilt pushes the father theme throughout "White House Down," showing us the extremes that dads will go to for their children.
But any aspirations to come up with a message are drowned out by car cashes, a plane crash, bombs and gunfire -- you name it.
The best parts of "White House Down" come when Tatum and Foxx are foiling the tattooed thugs. Their banter elevates the film, even as it gets progressively strangled by an avalanche of cliches and absurd plot high jinks.
Still, there are clever flourishes here and there: The fictional president, in a wink to Barack Obama, has his nightstand filled with Nicorette gum, and a zealous tour guide provides needed comic relief. There are just not enough of those moments. The cast, although slumming it, is good. Foxx makes a fine president, Woods is a complicated villain and Gyllenhaal plays a smart, strong female character. But Tatum owns the film. He is funny and endearing. And sorry to say, Bruce Willis: He looks better in a white sleeveless undershirt than you did in "Die Hard."
Yet none of that star power can save "White House" from ultimately going down. A more refined screenplay and a less octane in the director's gas tank might have done the trick. As is, it makes a yipee-ki-yay thud.
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Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Richard Jenkins, Jason Clarke, James Woods, Joey King
Rating: PG-13 (for prolonged sequences of action violence including intense gunfire and explosions, some language and a brief sexual image)
Director: Roland Emmerich
Running Time: 2 hours, 17 minutes


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As you may know, we are big fans of the Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Clair Davies. Joe Weir and I were talking about one "humble" but very popular tool for trigger-point self-therapy and for self-massage in general, as is discussed here:
Tennis Ball Massage for Myofascial Pain Syndrome
You can find a great deal of information on trigger points on that site, btw. Both Joe and I know how useful it is but we were also discussing it's limitations.
The thing is most people use a tennis ball on the floor. They roll around on it to target the thighs and glute medius..things like that. While I have done this quite a few times myself there are a few problems/limitations:
1. If you weigh a lot the tennis ball will collapse.
So, you can use a lacrosse ball or you can purchase a self-massage ball of some kind, which are available in different degrees of firmness. This could be useful because if you are new too to self-massage something like a lacrosse ball may be too hard for you.
The website I just linked mentions a "Kong" pet toy as a massage tool. Which may work also but I would think this would be awkward since they are not perfectly round. But whatever the case:


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I'm really digging the monochromatic Burberry Prorsum look Kate Bosworth wore to the British brand's Fall 2011 presentation. Her cropped leather trench and gold-studded skirt are not for the shy, but I love the structured embellishments and the pattern-on-pattern play. (Apparently Kate said that while the skirt is not uncomfortable to sit in, it is extremely heavy. Fashion as exercise?)
I think this would work well in other colors too – as long as you keep the color scheme the same from head to toe, you're good to go.
Get a similar look by pairing this Burberry Nickie Mega Stud Tote:
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Ebola, previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with one of the Ebola virus strains. Ebola can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees).
The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa. Three imported cases, including one death, and two locally acquired cases in healthcare workers have been reported in the United States.
CNN reported that the third imported case, a legal permanent resident of the U.S. who had been treating patients in Sierra Leone, died of the virus on November 17, 2014 at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
According to Time magazine's November 17, 2014 edition, while the US may only have seen a handful of Ebola cases, the virus is still one of the top three health worries for Americans, according to a new Gallup survey.
It is important that dental healthcare workers:
OSAP, in cooperation with the American Dental Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a webinar on EVD for dentistry.
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(1) A person infected with Ebola is not contagious until symptoms appear. Signs and symptoms of Ebola include fever (greater than 38°C or 100.4°F) and severe headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, or unexplained bleeding or bruising.
The virus is spread through direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with blood and body fluids (urine, feces, saliva, vomit, and semen) of a person who is sick with Ebola, or with objects (like needles) that have been contaminated with the virus. Ebola is not spread through the air or by water or, in general, by food.
(2) MMWR Publications addressing lessons learned in Africa and the US. Click HERE to access.
(3) Updated Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment to be Used by Healthcare Workers During Management of Patients with EVD in US Hospitals
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What does this emerging disease mean to dentistry?
While it is unlikely that a patient suffering from Ebola will present at a dental office, dental healthcare workers should stay on top of the Ebola situation by keeping abreast of the latest news developments and ensure that all patients receive a medical history, including a travel history.
Click HERE for 3 tips for the oral healthcare profession on Ebola.
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(1) Free online interactive program on infection control principles covering CDC Guidelines for Dental Health-Care Settings (7 modules)
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